Biology:Yinostius

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes

Yinostius
Temporal range: Early Devonian: Emsian, 407.6–393.3 Ma
Yinosteus major.jpg
Life reconstruction of Yinostius major
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Suborder: Brachythoraci
Family: Heterosteidae
Genus: Yinostius
J. Wang & N. Wang, 1984
Species
  • Yinostius major J. Wang & N. Wang, 1984 (Type)
Synonyms
  • Yinosteus

Yinostius is an extinct genus of heterosteid placoderm of the Middle Devonian known from remains discovered in China .

Description

This genus is known from Emsian-aged specimens from the Wuding region of Yunnan, China.[1] In overall anatomy, it is extremely similar to the European genera, though it differs from them in its slightly smaller size, the shape of its nuchal plate, and in various body proportions.

Phylogeny

Yinostius is a member of the family Heterosteidae, which belongs to the superfamily Dunkleosteoidea. It is a relative of the giant Dunkleosteus, as shown in the cladogram below:[2]

Dunkleosteoidea

Eastmanosteus calliaspis

Eastmanosteus pustulosus

Kiangyousteus yohii

Golshanichthys asiatica

Westralichthys uwagedensis

Dunkleosteus raveri

Dunkleosteus terrelli

Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus

Heterostiidae

Heterosteus ingens

Yinostius major

References

  1. Wang Junqing & Wang Nianzhong (1984). "New Material of Arthrodira from the Wuding Region, Yunnan". Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Academia Sinica, Beijing. http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200903/W020090813374578814549.pdf. 
  2. Zhu, You-An; Zhu, Min; Wang, Jun-Qing (1 April 2016). "Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176 (4): 806–834. doi:10.1111/zoj.12356. ISSN 0024-4082. 

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